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Inside American Education - by Thomas Sowell (Paperback)

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  • An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social harmony.
  • About the Author: Thomas Sowell is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
  • 384 Pages
  • Education, Aims & Objectives

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An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social harmony.



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Thomas Sowell is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has been a professor of economics at leading American colleges and universities and has lectured in Singapore, Israel, Switzerland, and Germany, as well as across the United States.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.02 Inches (H) x 6.12 Inches (W) x .98 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Education
Sub-Genre: Aims & Objectives
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Sowell
Language: English
Street Date: November 2, 1992
TCIN: 77269785
UPC: 9780743254083
Item Number (DPCI): 247-53-7765
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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